1.01 Quiz Misplaced And Dangling Modifiers
Question: Which sentence has a misplaced modifier?
Answer: Shelly finally completed the last question yawning loudly.
Question: Select the sentence with the dangling modifier.
Answer: Covering a salad with calorie-rich dressing, the nutritional value plummets.
Question: Select the sentence with the misplaced modifier.
Answer: Jeremy began saving all the money in a shoebox that he earned doing chores.
Question: Which revision fixes the dangling modifier in the sentence?
After a nice hot shower, my cat lapped up the water on the floor.
Answer: After I took a nice hot shower, my cat lapped up the water on the floor.
Question: Which revision fixes the dangling modifier in this sentence?
While pitching a tent with the scouts, a doe ate the tall grass in the meadow.
Answer: While I was pitching a tent with the scouts, a doe ate the tall grass in the meadow.